High-Resolution Hydrological-Hydraulic Modeling of Urban Floods Using InfoWorks ICM

Malaysia, being a tropical country located near the equatorial doldrums, experiences the annual occurrence of flood hazards due to monsoon rainfalls and urban development. In recent years, environmental policies in the country have shifted towards sustainable flood risk management. As part of the development of flood forecasting and warning systems, this study presented the urban flood simulation using InfoWorks ICM hydrological−hydraulic modeling of the Damansara catchment as a case study. The response of catchments to the rainfall was modeled using the probability distributed moisture (PDM) model due to its capability for large catchments with long-term runoff prediction. The interferometric synthetic aperture radar (IFSAR) technique was used to obtain high-resolution digital terrain model (DTM) data. The calibrated and validated model was first applied to investigate the effectiveness of the existing regional ponds on flood mitigation. For a 100-year flood, the extent of flooded areas decreased from 12.41 km2 to 3.61 km2 as a result of 64-ha ponds in the catchment, which is equivalent to a 71% reduction. The flood hazard maps were then generated based on several average recurrence intervals (ARIs) and uniform rainfall depths, and the results showed that both parameters had significant influences on the magnitude of flooding in terms of flood depth and extent. These findings are important for understanding urban flood vulnerability and resilience, which could help in sustainable management planning to deal with urban flooding issues.

Study on the waterlogging operation effects of InfoWorks ICM dispatching strategies

In this paper, we select the H river basin of a city in northern China as the test section of deep tunnel construction project and use InfoWorks ICM to establish a two-dimensional hydraulic model in the basin. The basin is divided into 9 subsystems from T1 to T9 for ease of research, study the waterlogging control effect of the optimal dispatching operation strategies of deep tunnel in the basin.The results show that the waterlogging control effect meets the construction target of deep tunnel project, after the drainage of deep tunnel, the rainfall recurrence period of waterlogging risk of each subsystem is increased from more than once every year to once every ten years.

Flood Risk Zoning by Using 2D Hydrodynamic Modeling: A Case Study in Jinan City

Climate change and rapid urbanization have aggravated the rainstorm flood in Jinan City during the past decades. Jinan City is higher in the south and lower in the north with a steep slope inclined from the south to the north. This results in high-velocity overland flow and deep waterlogging, which poses a tremendous threat to pedestrians and vehicles. Therefore, it is vital to investigate the rainstorm flood and further perform flood risk zoning. This study is carried out in the “Sponge City Construction” pilot area of Jinan City, where the InfoWorks ICM 2D hydrodynamic model is utilized for simulating historical and designed rainfall events. The model is validated with observations, and the causes for errors are analyzed. The simulated water depth and flow velocity are recorded for flood risk zoning. The result shows that the InfoWorks ICM 2D model performed well. The flood risk zoning result shows that rainfalls with larger recurrence intervals generate larger areas of moderate to extreme risk. Meanwhile, the zoning results for the two historical rainfalls show that flood with a higher maximum hourly rainfall intensity is more serious. This study will provide scientific support for the flood control and disaster reduction in Jinan City.

Study of Simulation in Storm Sewer System of Zhenjiang Urban by Infoworks ICM Model

Through a typical rainstorm process, the rainwater outlet amount and the catchment area of Zhenjiang urban is collected. It is simulated by Infoworks ICM model, the corresponding parameters of substitution are applied. The results found: The model can better reflect heavy rain or rainstorm of rainwater outlet catchment case of Zhenjiang urban.